I buy and sell on eBay. Had issues with both. Seems like here, everyone thinks the buyer always wins in a dispute. Simply not true. It is the person trying to be honest, that usually is on the shortened, regardless of buying or selling. With in the last month I purchased an item, that was never delivered, even though tracking said it was. I have seen other negative feedback for this same buyer since, stating the same thing. I opened the case, seller said it was delivered, to contact the USPS. I did, tried filing a claim with USPS, they said have the seller call an (800) number, to initiate claim. Made sense, since I had no company name on order details, or a street address, just a city and state. If I had the sellers info., I could have done it from my end. Long story short, seller went silent, eBay closed the case, without a refund to me. I am out what I paid, out the item and time waiting, and had to go buy the same item from another seller. *I have been a member since 2007 in good standing, with a 100% feedback score, and I am fed up.
Source: http://whyebaysucks.info/a-ebay-buyers-horror-story/
Paypal opened a case against me where buyer said his card was used fraudulently. I responded to the case with proof the buyer bid on the item on eBay, won the auction, paid for it, the item was shipped and received at his validated paypal address, etc…, but paypal A: opened a second case on the same item, refunded the buyer, then B closed it with some lame excuse about the payment never being accepted. Then they closed the case on which I provided the evidence.
Secondly. I went to remove a backup finding source from paypal and kept getting an error that I can’t do that while an instant transfer is pending. But there is no transfer pending that I could find and more importantly should not be any transfer pending.
I tried calling paypal and got sick of sitting on hold so freaking long (an hour at least) I hung up! I’ve tried sending emails to no avail. So, it seems that the message PayPal is sending me is that there is no customer service at PayPal so either take it up the #$% or quit using PayPal
Source: http://www.paypalwarning.com/paypal-sides-fraud-buyer-clear-proof/
I was on tinder this weekend at my family's 4th of July party and got my only female cousin on my screen. I clicked yes as a joke... it was a match. We never talked about that.
From Redditor /u/maiwang
I once had a lady and her teenage son come in to trade in several dvds and games they had just stolen from the Walmart behind the strip mall where our store was. Walmart employee calls me to ask if they are in my store and says the cops are on the way, so stall or do what you can to keep them there. I said sure! I told them the cash vs. store credit value of their items without mentioning that I can't even take them because they are still wrapped in the cellophane. I walk them around the store and talk about which games are the best value for the money, etc. The cops show up and ask them to step outside and I just smile and go back behind the counter. They followed the police out and one officer comes back a minute later to get the merchandise. Last I heard about it. Not a horror story but definitely weird.
Then there was this wealthy couple who had three kids and each kid had a wii, a PS3, and an Xbox 360. They would preorder every major game that came out for each system, always the deluxe edition. They spent a ton of money in our store. And they were CRAZY. So abusive to every employee, they cussed at us and called us stupid, they would ask for things they knew they couldn't have and then throw a fit, they would scour their receipts for anything that could be a mistake and make you explain it to them over and over. I went to work at a different company and they came into my store there, and got in line for my favorite cashier. I immediately called a manager over when it was their turn to check out, explained how I knew then and that there was a 99% chance they would make the cashier cry. He went over and just as he got there they were beginning to raise their voices about some supposed mistake. Luckily that manager is super good at "handling" people and got them out without letting them get a word in edgewise. I practically had ptsd from dealing with them. I think they got off on abusing people together. They would sometimes be laughing as they did it. If they found a legitimate mistake in anything, their faces would just light up. Truly evil people.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bicr5z/gamestop_employees_of_reddit_what_are_some_of/em024lb/
There used to be a small YouTube channel called “Sam's online food review”, it was run by my best friend Sam Rider, a channel full of videos that consisted of Sam eating and reviewing food and drink before a camera, his channel garnered around 10,000 subscribers, which although wasn’t huge, it was big enough for Sam to be dedicated to it, I can recall numerous times of sitting in the passenger seat of his car staying out of his shot as moments prior he announced he wanted to video himself trying something he picked up in the Store, only moving after he signed off with his “signature” thumbs up or down and his catchphrase “I like it” or “I loathe it” , he was liked for his friendly attitude and happy all round good guy persona he was well received by his audience, rarely were there any hate comments and when there was Sam would shrug them off and keep smiling, Sam was always Smiling.
“Sam’s online food review” went dark 7 months ago, no warning, no notice, just deactivated, I didn’t hear or see from Sam despite numerous phone calls and house visits to no avail, 6 days after his channel was deleted I called the police to do a welfare check on Sam, I was worried he had fallen ill or hurt himself, the police made entry into his property and found nothing, and Sam was declared a missing person.
A Week after Sam was declared missing, a dog walker discovered a horrifically mutilated corpse on a railway line, the body had severe lacerations all around the head, arms, chest and legs and was almost cut in two across the waist, the decomposing internal organs splayed out of the gruesome V shaped Cut, the autopsy report noted that although no direct cause of death could be confirmed, it was likely the large Slit in the throat that brought on death, the autopsy also turned up questionable findings, including the body missing its stomach and heart, long strips of flesh removed off the Chest, arms and lower back, and that the body was exsanguinated, the scene wasn’t remarkably bloody yet the body was almost completely drained of blood. Two weeks later the police had identified the deceased, despite the damage that had occurred to the corpse the teeth were intact enough to get a viable reference for dental records, my worst fears for Sam were realised, it was him. The police investigated, but could not find forensic evidence of any other person being on the scene, they eventually came to the conclusion that he was hit by a passing freight train, the Lacerations and disembowelment attributed to being dragged under, and the missing organs explained away as being eaten by wildlife, a fox maybe.
Sam's Mother decided it was best to cremate what remained of her only son, I stood next to her as the Beech coffin was pulled into the large furnace, as the door closed and the gas jets ignited with a whoosh, she broke down into tears, and so did I, I stood there sobbing for the entire 90 minutes it took for one of the people I grew up with an shared so many memories with was vaporised.
I mourned my friend and done my best to move on, and it was going well, I got distracted, got a new job, started dating a girl I met through my work, a few months passed and even though I missed Sam things were going well, right up to the point when I was browsing Reddit at 3am that I received a Facebook message from the account of my dead friend.
I froze, seeing his Profile Picture in the messenger bubble, a picture taken during good times, Sam's wide smile plastered on his face, I felt a sudden chill, a profound sense of fear enveloped me, you know the fear that makes you cold, and your limbs ache as the slow drip of adrenaline spreads throughout your body, With dread I opened the message, it was a Link to a file sharing website, I stared at the seemingly random amalgamation of numbers and letters that made up the URL my head racing through what the hell was on the other side of the link and more importantly why did my dead friend send me it, my hand seemingly on autopilot brought the cursor above the link, with my gut instinct screaming no, I clicked on the link
Before my finger had lifted from the click, I immediately regretted what I just did, chrome opened a new tab to the website, the screen was Gray, apart from a black a rectangle in the middle of the page which had a play button over it, I stared at it unwilling to click, what I was scared of I did not know. Around 10 seconds had passed then the screen refreshed, instead of the play button the rectangle had the words Auto playing in 5 secs in bright white on it, I watched as the numbers counted down trying to understand what was going on.
An abrupt buzzing noise made me jump, the video began to play, the camera was pointed at what appeared to be a grimy white tiled surface, I could hear the sound of muffled whimpering followed by footsteps of someone approaching the camera, there was some slight rusting noise as the camera was adjusted, the screen blurred out as the camera was turned, when the camera came back into focus, I let out a choked gasp, in a the middle of a white tiled room, Sam lay on his back on a stainless steel table, his eyes wide in pure unfiltered terror, the light of a single bulb hanging over the table reflected off the sheen of sweat that coated his forehead, his naked chest rising and falling rapidly in panic, he looked into the camera and attempted to yell, the noise ,muffled by a tight cloth Gag that was bound around his head, his hands were also bound together tightly with Duct tape , I stared at the screen feeling increasingly sick, my brain failing to grasp what was going on, before I could even comprehend what was happening, the sound of Sam squirming and whimpering was interrupted by a high pitched:
welcome to Sam's Online Food review, today we have a special treat
The mocking tone came from behind the camera, Sam’s panic increased, he started jerking his body trying to free his hands,
The voice continued
today we will try what is considered a delicacy in many countries, although usually a forbidden one that is
The camera zoomed out slightly, and a man appeared in the frame standing in front of Sam, he was dressed in a white coat with a red striped apron on, he wore a butcher's hat and a cloth face mask, in his rubber gloved hands he Held a large red handled butchers Scimitar and in the other he held a sharpening rod, the man started running the knife up and down the blade in a smooth fashion, the steel on steel making a smooth “shhhk shhhk shhhk” noise, Sam’s panicked muffled yells growing stronger
The man placed down the sharpening rod and walked around the table, Sam turned his head and started what sounded like desperate pleading with the man,
“poor little lamb” the man cooed, “it won't hurt long and you'll be delicious” even from here I could see that tears filled my friends eyes, as he struggled the man rolled Sam onto his front and pulled his head over the edge of the table, the man then walked out of shot and returned with a metal bucket, he placed it on the floor below Sam’s head, in a swift motion he grabbed A tuft of Sam's Hair and lifted his head, and started slitting his throat, Crimson burst from his neck and splashed over the bucket and onto the floor, My friends body jerking uncontrollably as blood spewed out of his neck like a volcanic eruption, as i watched this happen I threw up, I fell out of my chair in horror, I pulled myself away not able to see anymore, I fell again by the door, the speakers of my computer loud enough to hear what sounded like slicing and grunting, I lay curled up in the corner sobbing amidst a panic attack. The minutes feeling like hours, when the sounds stopped, I shakily got up and walked to my computer, avoiding the pool of sick on the floor I forced myself to look at the screen, the page had closed, and chrome displayed the Reddit screen, the Facebook tab had 1 notification, I didn’t want to click it, but I willed myself to, it was a message from Sam:
I Like it
Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/ald898/i_found_out_what_happened_to_my_friend_on_the/
I had a successful seller Etsy account that was running perfectly fine. I was selling hand made textile home decor. Later, I decided to open an other Etsy account and sell completely different items than what I was selling. Before doing so, I called Etsy to make sure this is fine and I'm not violating their policies. They said it's OK as long as you disclose and list all of your shop in your Etsy public profile. I went then ahead and created a new account and listed them according to Etsy guideline. I worked hard on my second shop and spent too much time building it and trying to make it look attractive and professional. After one month, I got an order from someone who lives 25 miles away from me. I was happy receiving my first order just under one month. Two days later, my shop got suspended and deactivated without a warning and for no reason. I was in shock, I had no idea what I did wrong as I'm always careful following Etsy rules and policies. All contents that I used are properly licensed l and I'm selling truly handmade products that are totally different from what I was selling before. I never logged in n into my account in any public hot spot or used VPN as I'm aware that many Etsy shops have been shutdown because this. I heard many stories about Etsy deactivating Etsy seller account mistakenly and wrongfully with no reason or excuse, just because they suspect something without verifying it. Sometimes their AI and logarithm automatically shut down seller account if their AI detect something against their policy without even verifying it. I called Etsy multiple times explaining to them my situation, but no one even listened. They simply hanged up on me and claiming that our business relationship has ended. I have never been treated like this in my entire life. I understand it's their right to refuse service with any one, but not like this. This is rude and not appropriate behavior from Etsy. Lesson learned, I shouldn't relay on Etsy as my main source of income. Now I'm building my own Shopify store and marketing it on social media. I'm also switching to Amazon handmade and eBay and expanding my network.
Small advice: always back up your data and listing on Etsy. You will never know what could happen
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Etsy/comments/eetb0k/etsy_deactivated_my_account_for_no_reason/